In Collier County, we have mosquito species capable of transmitting malaria, dengue fever, chikungunya, West Nile virus and other dangerous diseases ...

Hospitals are overwhelmed and fatalities are soaring. The island is suffering from combined viruses that include dengue, chikungunya, Oropouche and other respiratory diseases ...

A massive outbreak of mosquito-borne illness is sweeping Cuba just weeks after Hurricane Melissa, straining parish life and ...

Temperature and humidity records that have stood for decades are falling like dominoes, and day after day, scores of cities across the world continue to issue heat advisories, forcing many people to ...

Democrat Eileen Higgins has flipped the Miami mayor’s office, defeating Republican Emilio Gonzalez and marking the latest sign of her party’s momentum heading into next year’s midterms, according to ...

The Aedes aegypti mosquito that can carry dengue, yellow fever, and Zika was thought to be too reliant on a hot and wet climate to survive in the Mountain West. But now, a population is thriving in ...

In experiments, researchers showed that the disease-spreading insects couldn’t resist the sweet smell of a fungus that infected and killed them. By Jason P. Dinh Watch your back, DEET. There’s a new ...

Aedes aegypti carries diseases such as yellow fever, chikungunya and Zika. Populations of an invasive species of disease-carrying mosquitoes are continuing to spread throughout Northern California, ...

A team of researchers has developed a floral-scented fungus that tricks mosquitoes into approaching and dying. The fungus emits longifolene, a natural scent that irresistibly draws them in. It’s ...

Update, Oct. 21, 2025 at 1:17 pm ET: Live Science has learned that Iceland is no longer mosquito-free. Three mosquitoes — two females and one male — were found in the garden of a private residence ...

Climate change is causing the mosquito to expand its geography. Mosquitoes have been detected in Iceland for the first time as the region warms due to climate change. The disease-carrying insect was ...